§ 103350 Birth Certificate Race Correction

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law lets people change their birth certificates if the race or color words on them are considered slurs or are offensive.

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•You can ask for a birth certificate to be fixed if the race/color entry feels like a slur.
•You must be the person whose birth certificate it is (the registrant).
•The law has been in effect since January 1 1996.

Example

A person looks at their birth certificate and sees the word "Negro" listed for race, which they find offensive.

Under this law, they can ask the state to correct the certificate and replace the offensive word with a neutral term like "Black" or "African American".

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§ 103350 Birth Certificate Race Correction

The purpose of this article is to provide a remedy for correction of birth certificates that contain entries regarding race or color that, in the opinion of the registrant, constitute racial slurs or are otherwise offensive. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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remedy for correction birth certificates race or color racial slurs offensive

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 103350.

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